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FACILITIES STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES




FACILITIES STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES



8.01
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of Chapter VIII is to set forth standards and planning
guidelines to be used in the physical development, evaluation, and
assignment of spaces of institutions in the State System. The
standards are flexible and must be interpreted consistent with the
mission, goals, and objectives of the institution. Physical
requirements and limitations, such as the confines of existing spaces
in remodeling, as well as outsize equipment which should be noted in
programs and evaluations, may necessitate deviations from the
guidelines.

8.02
SPACE
STANDARDS
The facility needs of an institution are projected on the basis of the
mission, approved programs of an institution and enrollment
projections. (Refer to Section 7.02)

Three biennia enrollment projections, which are used to project
instruction and related space, need to be reliable because the
planning and construction of a facility typically has a lead time of at
least five or six years. If appropriate, more than one enrollment
projection for which assumptions and reliability are stated should be
made to target planning period. For facility needs, enrollment
projections must be reconciled with enrollment ceilings established by
the Board.

The facility needs of an institution are projected on the basis of the
mission, approved programs of an institution and enrollment
projections (refer to Section 7.02).

Three biennia enrollment projections, which are used to project
instruction and related space, need to be reliable because the
planning and construction of a facility typically has a lead time of at
least five or six years. If appropriate, more than one enrollment
projection for which assumptions and reliability are stated should be
made to target planning period. For facility needs, enrollment
projections must be reconciled with enrollment ceilings established by
the Board.

Projection Standards - Projection standards are for use in the
institution's planning process and the Board's Office of Administration,
Facilities Division in estimating total space needs of an institution and
may not reflect an exact spatial configuration for any one category
because it may vary depending on the special characteristics of the
functions housed.
Design Guidelines - Design guidelines are for use by institutional
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personnel and planning consultants in identifying optimums of unit size
and efficiency in the design of proposed facilities.

8.03
CLASSROOM
SPACE
USE
OBJECTIVES
Classrooms are defined as general purpose instructional rooms with
equipment suitable for lecture, discussion and dry-demonstration
formats. Rooms which are known as lecture halls, classrooms and
seminar rooms are all expected to be subject to regular central
assignment in order to achieve utilization at the maximum practical
level. The objective shall be to achieve at least the following minimum
hours of scheduled occupancy of classrooms and student stations as
an average on an institution-wide basis:
Classroom Scheduled
Classroom Student Station
Occupancy
Scheduled Occupancy

33 hours per week
20 hours per week
(which is a Classroom
Student occupancy of 60 percent
for 33 hours per week of
Classroom scheduled occupancy)

8.04
CLASSROOM
PROJECTION
STANDARD
Classroom space needs will be projected on the basis of student
stations in conformance with classroom space use objectives (Section
8.03). Area requirements will be determined utilizing a norm of 16
square feet per student station including related service areas
(weighted mean derived from survey of the typical distribution of
classroom sizes and related service areas). This standard will
generally provide adequate space for student seating and related area
such as audio/visual and instructional equipment.

8.05
CLASSROOM
DESIGN
GUIDELINES
The number of square feet per station in general purpose classrooms
will vary with the size of the room and the type of station, ranging from
chairs around a table in a seminar room to a fixed-seat lecture hall.
Additional square footage for special equipment may be required.
This guideline is based upon usage of standard seat spacing of 42"
from back to back and 26" from center to center. Adjustments will
need to be made if the size of the student station installed differs from
the above standard. Typical classroom sizes are:


No. of Student
Stations
15
20
25
30
40
50
60
80
100
125
200
Sq. Ft. per Student
Station
20
17.5
16
15
14.2
13.5
13
12
11
10
9
Sq. Ft.
Area of Room
300
350
400
450
568
675
780
960
1,100
1,250
1,800
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CLASS
LABORATORY
SPACE
USE
OBJECTIVES
classes, which require special-purpose equipment for student
participation, experimentation, observation, or practice in a field of
study.

The expected utilization of laboratory space at each institution shall be
the maximum practicable level. The objective shall be to achieve at
least the following minimum hours of scheduled occupancy of
laboratories and laboratory student stations as an average on an
institution-wide basis:
Class Laboratory
Class Laboratory
Student Station
Scheduled Occupancy Scheduled
Occupancy
Lower Division
22 hours per week
18 hours per week

(which is a Class
Laboratory Student
Station Scheduled
Occupancy of 80
percent for 22 hours per
week of Class
Laboratory Scheduled
Occupancy)

Upper Division
16 hours per week
12 hours per week

(which is a Class
Laboratory Student
Station Scheduled
Occupancy of 75
percent for 16 hours per
week of Class
Laboratory Scheduled
Occupancy)

8.07
CLASS
LABORATORY
PROJECTION
STANDARD

Class laboratory space needs will be projected on the basis of student
stations in conformance with laboratory space use objectives (Section
8.06). Area requirements will be determined by the discipline, the
character of special-purpose equipment, the number of students
expected to be served, and any associated service area requirements.

8.08
CLASS
LABORATORY
DESIGN
GUIDELINES
The design guidelines for class laboratories vary with the academic
discipline and must conform to the student station size, equipment and
service requirements. Examples of area allowances for some
disciplines, including the student station and the ancillary service
areas, are as follows: Oregon University System, Facilities Standards and Guidelines, August 1998
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Net Assignable Square Feet
per Student Station (fully
Discipline developed
academic
program)
Animal Science

160
Chemical Engineering

160
Electrical Engineering

110
Theater
100
Chemistry

68
Dairy Science

68
Geology

68
Physics

65
Plant Pathology

65
Anthropology

50
Zoology

50
Business Administration

32
Speech

32

8.09
OTHER
INSTRUCTION
RELATED
FACILITIES
STANDARDS


There are instructional spaces on most campuses, which are used for
instructional programs not included within the previously identified
categories outlined in this chapter. These include spaces such as
open laboratories, music practice rooms, individual study laboratories,
drama facilities, museums and galleries related to the instructional
program. The justification of these facilities is related directly to the
mission and guidelines for the institution and the areas are determined
by an analysis of the specific requirements.

Examples of groupings of disciplines are suggested below, but space
entitlement for each institution must be justified by programmatic
needs.

Group I
- Disciplines suggested which have very little, if any,
special instructional space needs:
Economics
History
Sociology

Group II
- Disciplines suggested which have minimal special
instructional space needs:
Business Administration
English
Political Science

Group III - Disciplines suggested which have moderate special
instructional space needs:
Applied Science
Entomology
Foreign Languages
Vocational Training
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Group IV - Disciplines suggested which have considerable special
instructional space needs:
Chemistry
Engineering
Health Sciences
Physics

Group V - Disciplines suggested which have extensive special
instructional space needs:
Art
Drama
Music
Zoology

8.10
OFFICE
FACILITIES
PROJECTION
STANDARDS
Office facilities include both offices and office related service areas.
An offic